Herbst

Es rauschen die Winde
So herbstlich und kalt;
Verödet die Fluren,
Entblättert der Wald.
Ihr blumigen Auen!
Du sonniges Grün!
So welken die Blüten
Des Lebens dahin. 

Es ziehen die Wolken
So finster und grau;
Verschwunden die Sterne
Am himmlischen Blau!
Ach, wie die Gestirne
Am Himmel entflieh'n,
So sinket die Hoffnung
Des Lebens dahin!

Ihr Tage des Lenzes
Mit Rosen geschmückt,
Wo ich [den Geliebten]1
Ans Herze gedrückt!
Kalt über den Hügel
Rauscht, Winde, dahin!
So sterben die Rosen
Der Liebe dahin.

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See also this setting by Petenrieder titled Herbst
¹ in some editions of Schubert: "die Geliebte"

Authorship

by Ludwig Rellstab (1799-1860) , "Herbst"

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Ludwig Berger (1777-1839) , "Herbst", op. 17 (Neun deutsche Lieder) no. ? [voice and piano]
by Franz Paul Lachner (1803-1890) , "Herbst", op. 30 no. 1, published 1843 [voice and piano], Wien, Mechetti
by Franz (Ferencz) Liszt (1811-1886) , "Es rauschen die Winde", S. 294.
by Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) , "Herbst", D. 945 (1828).
by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811-1891) , "Herbst", op. 9 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 6, published 1832 [voice and piano], Berlin, Schlesinger

ENG English (Michael Lee) , "Gusting are the winds", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (unknown or anonymous translator) , "Otoño"
DUT Dutch [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Herfst", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Guy Laffaille) , "Automne", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Charles Fonteyn Manney) , "The winds of autumn"
ENG English [singable] (David Paley) , "Autumn", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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